Summary
The song I analyzed is Waiting On The Sky To Change by Downplay. I chose this song because I think it has a really good beat and amazing guitar sounds, also because Downplay is one of my favorite bands and I plan on learning this song eventually, but overall, I think this song is excellent and could be used in almost anything, if that makes any sense.
Song Analysis
| TOPIC | MY RESPONSES |
| SONG TITLE | PLACE YOUR RESPONSES IN THIS COLUMN (DELETE THIS MESSAGE BEFORE YOU WRITE) |
| COMPOSER(S) | |
| YEAR | |
| COUNTRY | |
| If you could work on this song (change it), what would you change and why? | |
| What is the song GENRE? | |
| What is the song KEY? | |
| What is the song TEMPO? | |
| What do you like about the RHYTHM? | |
| What do you like about the ARRANGEMENT? | |
| What do you like about the MIX? | |
| What do you like about the TIMBRE of some or all of the instruments? | |
| What do you like about the PITCH of some or all of the instruments or vocals? | |
| Are there particular TRACK(S) that stand out? | |
| Finally, what do you like about the overall COMPOSITION? |
“A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetition and variation of sections.” wikipedia.org/wiki/Song
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